{"product_id":"mad-world-evelyn-waugh-and-the-secrets-of-brideshead-paperback","title":"Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA terrifically engaging and original biography of one of England's greatest novelists, Evelyn Waugh, and the glamorous, eccentric, debauched, and ultimately tragic family that provided him with the most significant friendships of his life and inspired his masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e. Fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Mitfords\u003c\/em\u003e, D.J. Taylor's \u003cem\u003eBright Young People\u003c\/em\u003e, and Alexander Waugh's \u003cem\u003eFathers and Sons\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as Anglophiles in general, will find much to savor in Paula Byrne's wonderful \u003cem\u003eMad World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn Waugh was already famous when \u003cem\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1945. The chronicle of a household, a family, and a journey of religious faith--an elegy for a vanishing world--Waugh's masterwork was a tribute and testimony to a family he had fallen in love with a decade earlier. The Lygons of Madresfield were every bit as glamorous, eccentric, and fascinating as their fictional \u003cem\u003eBrideshead\u003c\/em\u003e counterparts, their story just as compelling, filled with secrets and betrayals, scandals and unwavering love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMad World\u003c\/em\u003e is Paula Byrne's innovative and engrossing biography of Evelyn Waugh, recalling the loves and obsessions that shaped his world and his writing, capturing Waugh through the friendships that mattered most to him, and exploring how he encoded the defining experiences of his adult life in his greatest literary work.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn Waugh was already famous when \u003cem\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1945. The chronicle of a household, a family, and a journey of religious faith--an elegy for a vanishing world--Waugh's masterwork was a tribute and testimony to a family he had fallen in love with a decade earlier. The Lygons of Madresfield were every bit as glamorous, eccentric, and fascinating as their fictional \u003cem\u003eBrideshead\u003c\/em\u003e counterparts, their story just as compelling, filled with secrets and betrayals, scandals and unwavering love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMad World\u003c\/em\u003e is Paula Byrne's innovative and engrossing biography of Evelyn Waugh, recalling the loves and obsessions that shaped his world and his writing, capturing Waugh through the friendships that mattered most to him, and exploring how he encoded the defining experiences of his adult life in his greatest literary work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.01 x 6.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915314458940,"sku":"9780060881313","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/MW0wdDdNem9zb3VGbHA2Q2FFV1k0Zz09.webp?v=1774361432","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/mad-world-evelyn-waugh-and-the-secrets-of-brideshead-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}